Morgan County Biographies
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STANLEY, G. H., Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 31; Geneva P. O.; born
in Smyrna, Chenango Co., N. Y.. August 29, 1829 ; came to Illinois
in July, 1845, and to this county in 1866; owns farm of 200 acres,
valued at $10,000. Married Mary A. Fall, in May, 1858, who was born
in Morgan Co., Ohio, March 15, 1839; has one child, Newton H. Has a
grove of five acres of maple and willow.
[Source: 1877 McHenry County, IL Directory - transcribed by K.
Torp]
Alfred Edwin Kenney,
son of Martin and Mary E. (Hosey) Kenney, was born at McConnelsville,
Morgan county, Ohio, October 5, 1867. Early in life he came with his
parents to Burning Springs, Wirt county, West Virginia, where he
received a public school education, through the high school grades.
After this he attended Georgetown University, Washington, District of
Columbia, and in the excellent law department of this well-known
Jesuit university he took his professional studies, from 1893 to 1895;
at his graduation he received the degree of Master of Laws. Mr. Kenney
settled first at Grantsville, the county seat of Calhoun county, West
Virginia, and here he was most active, not only in professional life,
but also in politics. Several times he was chairman of the Calhoun
county Democratic committee; through five sessions he represented this
county in the state legislature; in 1897 he was a member of the
constitutional commission; several times he has been assistant clerk
of the West Virginia house of delegates; from 1908 to 1912 he was
secretary of the Democratic state executive committee; from 1910 to
1912 he was a member and active at the headquarters of the Democratic
congressional committee of the fourth district, and treasurer of the
committee; in the same year he was chairman of the state convention of
his party, held at Huntington, and one of the presidential electors
who cast the vote of this state for Wilson and Marshall as president
and vice-president of the United States. He is the author of Kenney's
"Geography of West Virginia." Mr. Kenney is interested in
oil, is a director in the Parkersburg Banking & Trust Company, and
a stockholder in several other banks. He 1s a member of the Knights of
Columbus and of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. In
religion he is a Catholic, being a member of St. Xavier's Church of
this city. Dean Cheadle, of the firm of Cheadle & Keyes, dealers in
clothing, gents' furnishing goods, etc., Marion; born in Windsor Tp.,
Morgan Co., Ohio , Oct. 30, 1821. Came to Marion in 1842; he has been
engaged in tailoring and mercantile business ever since he came here.
In Oct., 1862, he enlisted in Co. K., 6th Iowa V. C; was Orderly
Sergeant of the company from the commencement of service until he was
mustered out, Oct. 17, 1865; was in all the engagements his regiment
participated in. Mr. Cheadle's first wife was Ruth Ives ; she died
Dec. 1, 1860; two children by this marriage now living— Charles R.
and Sarah Emma ; lost three, who died quite young. Present wife was
Marion L. Sartwell ; married Feb. 24, 1870; she was born in McKean
Co., Ohio ; they have two children— Sylvia M. and Dean S. . Loren Cooper, wagon and carriage manufacturer, Marion; born in Morgan Co., Ohio , Nov. 2, 1851 ; came to Marion in 1860; he has worked at present business twelve years. Mr. Cooper married Mary C. Snyder Nov. 2, 1871 ; she was born in Pennsylvania, in 1853; they have two children— Alonzo Grant , born July 3, 1872, and Ettie May , born June 15, 1874. [Source: The history of Linn County Iowa ; Western Historical Company; 1878; transcribed by Andaleen Whitney] SPRAGUE, William Cyrus,
editor, author, publisher; born,
Malta, O., (Morgan
Co) Feb. 25,
1860; son of William P. (ex-congressman) and Martha A. (Roberts)
Sprague; graduate Denison University, O., 1881; Cincinnati law School,
LL.B., 1883; married at Urbana, O.,
June 24, 1885, Caroline Ellis. Was admitted to bar, 1883, and
practiced law in Ohio, Minnesota and Michigan ten years; organized the
business in which he is now engaged, known as the Sprague
Correspondence School of Journalism (three separate corporations).
Also managing editor American legal news, Law Students’ Helper, How
to Wirte, The American Boy (all monthlies). Editor national Bankruptcy
News and reports, 1900-01. Author: After Dinner Speeches, 1886;
Sprague’s Abridgment of Blackstone, 1893; Quiz Books in Law, 1896;
Three Boys in the Mountains, 1902; Napoleon Bonaparte, 1904; Felice
Constant, 1904; The Boy Courier of Napoleon, 1904. Trustee Kalamazoo
College, Michigan Military Academy. Member Commercial Law League of
America (president, 1895-96, chairman executive committee, 1896-1900);
Ohio Society of Detroit (president, 1904-05). Member Board of
Commerce, Beta Theta Pi college fraternity, Detroit Credit men’s
Association. President Men’s Club, member Detroit Club. Recreation:
Farming. Office; 733-744 Majestic Bldg. Residence; Woodward Apts. |
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